Bowler Nemesis

Bowler Nemesis / EXR
Overview
Manufacturer	Bowler Off Road
Also called	Bowler EXR
Body and chassis
Layout	Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout
Related	Range Rover Sport
Chronology
Predecessor	Bowler Wildcat

The Bowler Nemesis is an off-road racing vehicle designed, manufactured and sold by Bowler Off-Road. The Nemesis is intended to be used in endurance rally raid events such as the Dakar Rally and Rallye des Pharaons.

Design and construction

The Nemesis takes styling elements such as grille, headlights and rear lights from the Range Rover Sport. Like the Bowler Wildcat that preceded it, the Nemesis has a tubular steel spaceframe construction that incorporates a roll cage as an integral part of the frame structure. The spaceframe and roll cage are approved by the Motor Sports Association for racing. Unlike the Wildcat, the Nemesis features a fully independent suspension design.

Bowler offers the Nemesis with 4.0 or 4.4-litre displacement naturally aspirated V8 or a 4.2-litre displacement supercharged V8. A six speed manual transmission is fitted as standard with the option of a dog engagement racing transmission. The vehicle features a 60/40 torque split limited slip center differential with over-lock and limited slip front and rear differentials.

Body panels are made of a composite material called Twin-tex with some carbon fibre pieces in areas where higher strength is required.

The Nemesis has a 415-litre capacity racing fuel cell to allow the vehicle to run the longest Dakar Rally stages.

Bowler EXR-S

Bowler also made a road-legal version of the EXR called the Bowler EXR-S. It has two engine choices, either a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 from the Jaguar XKR with up to 600 hp (447 kW; 608 PS) or a 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 diesel with 291 hp (217 kW; 295 PS).

In popular culture

The Bowler EXR-S is featured in the mobile racing game Smash Bandits Racing as a tier 5 car,^[1] and in the Forza racing game franchise as an extreme off-road vehicle. It is also featured in the racing game Blur as an off-road vehicle.

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